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OPTIMIZATION OF SEPARATED HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMS ON THE BASE OF GIS MODELLING
LADÁNYI, RICHÁRD - In: Polish Journal of Management Studies 7 (2013) 2, pp. 49-56
The Hungarian waste management sector is under transformation now. The new (2012/CLXXXV) Law on the Waste applies such requirements on the household waste collection enterprises that cause restructuring among the players on the waste market. Besides this, the deposit fee system (that are defined...
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The Volatility Trap; Precautionary Saving, Investment, and Aggregate Risk
Cherif, Reda; Hasanov, Fuad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
We study the effects of permanent and temporary income shocks on precautionary saving and investment in a "store-or-sow" model of growth. High volatility of permanent shocks results in high precautionary saving in the safe asset and low investment, or a "volatility trap." Namely, big savers...
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Colombia; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module; Response by the Authorities; and Detailed Assessments Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The quality of the macroeconomic statistics is generally high, broadly conforming to international standards for compilation and dissemination, although coverage of illicit activities is poor. Executive Directors suggest reviewing the legal framework for statistical activity, including...
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Locational Effectiveness of Clinics Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to Women in Rural Mozambique
Yao, Jing; Murray, Alan T. - In: International Regional Science Review 37 (2014) 2, pp. 172-193
Access to health facilities has long been considered an important factor, though not unique, impacting utilization of related health services. The location of health facilities is crucial for delivery of primary health care and social services. The identification of deficiencies in coverage as...
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Selecting Optimal Prices and Outpost Locations for Rural Vaccination Campaigns
Kim, Dohyeong; Lauria, Donald T.; Whittington, Dale - In: International Regional Science Review 37 (2014) 4, pp. 436-458
consideration. This article develops and applies an optimization model for planning vaccination programs. The model determines what …
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Optimization of polling systems with Bernoulli schedules
Blanc, Hans; van der Mei, R.D. - Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management - 1992
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Optimization of polling systems by means of gradient methods and the power-series algorithm
Blanc, Hans; van der Mei, R.D. - Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management - 1992
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Sensitivity analysis and related analysis : A survey of statistical techniques
Kleijnen, Jack P.C. - Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management - 1995
, (ii) uncertainty or risk analysis, (iii) screening, (iv) validation, and (v) optimization. The main question is: when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011087071
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Sample-Path Optimization of Buffer Allocations in a Tandem Queue - Part I : Theoretical Issues
Gürkan, G.; Ozge, A.Y. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1996
unreliable machines.We address the theoretical issues that arise when using sample-path optimization, a simulation …-based optimization method, to solve this problem.Sample-path optimization is a recent method to optimize performance functions of …-path optimization method converges almost surely when applied to the bu er allocation problem.Among the properties established …
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Optimal Tax Depreciation Lives and Charges under Regulatory Constraints
De Waegenaere, Anja; Wielhouwer, J.L. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2001
Depreciation is not only a representation of the loss in asset-value over time.It is also a strategic tool for management and can be used to minimize tax payments.In this paper we derive the depreciation scheme that minimizes the expected value of the present value of future tax payments for two...
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